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THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY EDWARD GIBBON EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES. AND APPENDICES BY J. B. BURY, D.LITT., LL.D. CORR. MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL ACADEMY OP SCIENCES, ST. PETERSBURG FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE AND REGIUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE IN SEVEN VOLUMES a'V VOLUME IV A / A) WITH TWENTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP AND PLAN / / u 3 METHUEN & CO. LTD. 86 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON